Overcooked microwave food sparks fire in Portslade

An overcooked microwave meal resulted in a fire in Portslade that resulted in one person needing medical treatment.

The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has issued a reminder to people not to leaving cooking unattended and says such an incident is surprisingly common.

Paramedics treated one person at the scene for the affects of breathing in smoke, but damage to the property in Windlesham Close in Mile Oak was minimal.

Steve Wright, Head of Community Safety, said: “Please do not leave any cooking unattended because you could not only be putting your lives in danger but others as well. This type of call out is surprisingly common and many are still unaware of how dangerous it is to leave cooking unattended.”

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Posted by Joseph Lewis on November 9, 2011. Filed under Latest News,Portslade. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry